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25 Cambridge Place

71Records
6City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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71 recorded events, 1983–2025, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 5 bedbug filings, 4 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1873
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)THOMPSON, KENNETH P
BBL3019650022
BIN3056199

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1873)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Kenneth Thompson; Lushawn Thompson
Managing agentBrownstone Management LLC
Last registered2025-08-12

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,967,000 $178,020
2026$3,755,000 $225,300
2027$3,271,000 $196,260

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Grand Av — B52 · 300 ft
Citi BikeCambridge Pl & Gates Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

25 Cambridge Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 East 2 Street BK114 B
875 St Marks Avenue BK49 A
430 Clinton Avenue BK47 A
627 DeKalb Avenue BK35 A
412 8 Avenue BK32 B
6402 23 Avenue BK32 B
1325 Herkimer Street BK32 A
1 Rockwell Place BK25 A
101 East 2nd Street MN22 A
156 Sackett Street BK20 A
404 8 Avenue BK17 A
207 8 Avenue BK16 A
180 Sterling Place BK16 A
466 15 Street BK16 A
82 Green Street BK16 A
101 Prospect Park SW BK15 A
222 Parkville Avenue BK13 A
91 Diamond Street BK10 A
67 Cambridge Place BK9 B
23 East 69 Street MN9 A
658 Park Place BK9 A
351 South 3 Street BK9 A
136 St Marks Place BK9 A
265 20th Stret BK8 A
100 St Marks Place BK8 B
743 Union Street BK8 A
114 Remsen Street BK7 A
924 Sterling Place BK7 A
1570 Prospect Place BK7 A
8301 5 Avenue BK6 A
399 4 Avenue BK6 A
84 Saratoga Avenue BK6 A
116 Palmetto Street BK6 B
140 5 Avenue BK6 B
149 Bleecker Street BK6 B
401 4 Avenue BK6 A
888 Lorimer Street BK5 A
107 Prospect Park West BK5 A
932 President Street BK5 C
158 Union Street BK4 D
34 Tompkins Place BK4 A
182 13 Street BK4 A
239 Washington Avenue BK4 A
187 7 Avenue BK4 A
71 Pierrepont Street BK4 A
2208 Ditmas Avenue BK3 A
387 Sterling Place BK3 A
678 Sterling Place BK3 A
934 Pacific Street BK3 D
14 Cambridge Place BK3 A
76 North 6th Street BK3 A
69 Clarkson Avenue BK3 A
673 Bergen Street BK3 A
499 Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
334 East 35 Street BK3 D
112 Brooklyn Avenue BK3 C
1351 Bushwick Avenue BK3 A
1552 Pacific Street BK3 A
55-10 111 Street QN3 C
52 Ft Greene Place BK3 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2024-05-20 (lender: Mvb Bank, INC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-05-20Mortgage $250,000 — from THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M; THOMPSON, LU SHAWN M to MVB BANK, INC $250,000
2023-01-09CMTG $5,000,000 — from THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M; THOMPSON, LU SHAWN M to MVB BANK INC $5,000,000
2021-05-24Mortgage $1,842,500 — from THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M to ARC HOME LLC; MERS $1,842,500
2012-10-01Mortgage $9,904 — from THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M; THOMPSON, KENNETH P to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $9,904
2012-10-01Agreement $706,000 — from THOMPSON, KENNETH P; THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $706,000
2012-02-02Mortgage $8,800 — from THOMPSON, KENNETH P; THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $8,800
2012-02-02Agreement $702,500 — from THOMPSON, KENNETH P; THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $702,500
2010-12-09Agreement $729,750 — from THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M; THOMPSON, KENNETH P to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $729,750
2010-04-19Mortgage $934,000 — from THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M; THOMPSON, KENNETH P to JPMORGAN CHASEA BANK N.A. $934,000
2006-03-07Mortgage $1,000,000 — from THOMPSON, KENNETH P; THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M to AMERICA'S MORTGAGE OUTSOURCE PROGRAM $1,000,000
2006-03-07Mortgage $430,000 — from THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M; THOMPSON, KENNETH P to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $430,000
2006-03-07Deed $1,600,000 — from JACKSON, LAURENIA T; JACKSON, TIMOTHY B to THOMPSON, KENNETH P; THOMPSON, LU-SHAWN M $1,600,000
2006-01-09Agreement $544,000 — from JACKSON, TIMOTHY B; JACKSON, LAURENIA T to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. $544,000
2005-10-11Agreement $300,000 — from JACKSON, LAURENIA; JACKSON, TIMOTHY to JPMORGAN CHASE NA $300,000
2005-10-11Mortgage $57,000 — from JACKSON, LAURENIA; JACKSON, TIMOTHY to JPMORGAN CHASE NA $57,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20181001
20190101
20200101
20210022
20220101
20230213
20240112
20250101
20260000
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 7Ownership & money 55

Every one of the 71 recorded events, 1983–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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